Display-stand.



M. w. BENJAMIN.

DISPLAY STAND. APPLIUATIOH FILED DBO.4,1908.

91 7,705 Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

UNITED STATES A ENT. ormon;

MILO W.-BENJAMIN, OF WATERLOO, IO WA, ASSIGNOR OF ON E-HALF TO AUGUSTMERCURIO,

OF BLACKHAWK COUNTY, IOWA.

DISPLAY-STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 6, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, -MILO W. BENJAMIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at -Waterloo, in the county of Blackhawk and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and fi'fl'eful Improvements in Display-Stands,of 1 "which the following is a specification, refer which will besanitary.

'scri accompanying drawingsgin which- With the above and otherobjects-n1 view, the invention consists of the novel features ofconstruction and the combination and arran ement of parts hereinafterfully deiaed and claimed, and illustrated in the Figure 1 is a poreective view of theimproved display stan showin the same composed of twosections both 0 which are artiallg oplen to permit of access tothe'fru1t or goo s t erein; and Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View.

The invention comprises a body 1 of open rectangular or other form andsupported, preferably,-but not necessarily, ina downwardly and forwardlyinclined position upon supporting legs 2. The body 1 may have one ormore sections, but as illustrated, two are rovided and they aredesignated a and I). Said body lis com osed of longitudinal or front andrear side liars 3 united by end bars 4 and an intermediate cross bar 5,which latter forms a partition to se arate the sections or compartmentsa, I). he bottoms of the two compartments or sections are formed bystretching woven wire fabric 6, or equivalent foraminous material, overthe body or frame and securing it to the bars 3, 4 and 5x Thisforaminousor imperforate bottom 6 permite the fruit or other goods in thecompartments a, b to have proper ventilation, thereby rendering thedevice sanitary and enabling perishable goods to be more readily keptfor a longer perlod of time.

For the purpose of permitting the fruit or other goods in thecompartments a, b to be displayed and at the same time protected againsttheft and from flies and other insects, removable screen covers 7 offlexible woven wire fabric are provided. The edges of said covers 7 areshdably arranged in guides 8 formed by channeled metal bars secured tothe top of the body or frame 1 and extending from front to rear thereof.The middle or' intermediate guide is channeled upon both of its sides toserve as a guide for both of the covers, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.Said covers are automatically actuated to their open position by meansof weights 9 in the form of cross bars secured to the rear edges of saidcovers, the latter being adapted to run over anti-friction rollers 10'ournaled at the back or rear of the body 1 etween the bars 8.

To more effectively guide the covers 7, transverse guide rods '11 areprovided between the bars 8.in advance of the anti-fric' tion rollers 10so as to hold said covers down upon the same. Secured to the front orforward edges of the covers 7 are reinforcing bars 12, the ends of whichslide in the guide 11 and upon the central portions of each I rovidesuitable catches or looks 13 to engage eepers 14 upon the front side bar3 of the frame. The catches or looks 13 are adapted to secure the coversin their closed posltion so as to protect the contents of thecompartments of the stand from flies and insects and also from beingstolen when the stand is unattended; and when said catches or locks arereleased from their'keepers 14, the covers will be gravity actuated totheir open position by reason of the weights 9 carrying the back or rearportions of the coversover the rollers 10 and downwardly behind the de-V166.

- If desired,'removable trays or baskets 15 constructed preferably ofwoven wire, as shown, may be arranged in the compartments a, b, asillustrated in the drawings.

vFrom the foregoing it will be seen that the invention provides a standes ecially adapted for fruit, vegetables or ot er perisha le oods, whichis highly sanitary, strong and urable and easy to open and close.

, Having thus described the invention whet 'isclaime is: A display standof the character described comprismg a body having a. foraminous bot-' 5tom, guides at its edges, a. flexible cover of woven wire slidablyengaged! with said guides, a. roller over which said cover passes,-

'tening the front end of the cover and (so-acting fasmeans upon thereinforcing bar and body to retain the cover in its closed position. v

In testimony'whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

MILO W. BENJAMIN.

a guide rod adjacent to the roller, a. weight- Witnesses: upon the resrend of the cover for actuating E. F. FEELY, 10 it to itsoperiipositionmreinforomg but upon 1 GUY A. FEELY.

